July 2012: Does the way your senior team makes decisions cost you money?

I recently had the opportunity to talk about decision-making and other topics related to high performance on the radio show "GPS Your Career: A Woman's Guide to Success," hosted by Bonnie Marcus on New Sky Radio. (To listen to the entire show, click here.) In this issue, I'll discuss why the way leaders interact while making decisions is more important than you might think.

May 2012: Does executive bullying cost companies money?

Often when we read about a failed company or a disastrous business decision, we learn that the executive in charge intimidated into silence those who disagreed with him. Read my latest article, "The High Cost of Executive Bullying," published online in the May issue of Chief Executive magazine, to learn more about this pernicious killer of high performance.

March 2012: East joins West at CfHP

To serve our clients in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, the Center for High Performance is opening an office in Dubai that will be led by Dr. Andrew Lee. Andrew spoke recently with CfHP strategic advisor Sharon McGowan about his approach to high performance. You'll find their conversation in this month’s newsletter.

October 2011: An Interview Inside The Taleo Talent Studio

To learn more about how senior leaders can focus on the proven factors that accelerate high performance, read this month’s newsletter where Pamela Stroko and I discuss how companies can achieve it, and what gets in the way, particularly in difficult economic times.

August 2011: Are you compelling employees to leave their brains at the door?

In what ways are you unintentionally signaling to your employees to leave their brainpower at the door? This month's newsletter explores how companies undermine the return on their most important asset, people!

June 2011: What do Navy SEALs know that senior leaders need to know? The importance of practice.

Everyone has heard the expression "practice makes perfect." Most of us associate it with activities such as playing an instrument or improving a golf swing. We rarely think of this phrase in the context of leading an organization. However, if you want to win in business, you need to practice leadership skills. This month’s newsletter explains why.

April 2011: Have leaders lost their moral compass?

With the recent well-publicized ethical lapses in corporate America, I am more convinced than ever that the ability to hear and value the opinions of others is the key to business success. This month’s newsletter explains how effective collaboration helps senior leaders make good decisions, and saves them from choices that may not be illegal, but are immoral.

February 2011: How to avoid killing a romance – or a business.

One of the hallmarks of healthy relationships is open and honest communication, including "speaking the unspeakable." This is true not only in personal relationships, but in business as well. This month’s newsletter examines what happens to businesses when employees can't or won't say what they need to say.

January 2011: One more resolution: Value your people

Treat smart people like they're smart. It costs nothing and it pays enormous dividends in the long run. In a fragile business environment, it can help transform your organization from hesitant to confident. This month’s issue discusses how this helps drive high performance in organizations.

Norm Bobins - President and CEO

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For better than 20 years, we’ve been helping mid- to top-tier companies achieve and sustain high performance throughout their organizations. By working directly with their senior executive teams, boards of directors and business unit leaders, we are able to enhance collaboration, stimulate creativity and simplify complex decision-making for everyone involved.